ANCIENT NEAR EAST

A discussion of the importance of literacy in the ancient Near East.

"It must be noted here that the above myths and many other from the Ancient Near East are argued as proof that Israel borrowed their theology from the Egyptians. The question then comes as to where the proof is for this argument?"

"When people in the Tigris-Euphrates valley wanted to understand the future they usually did not go to a prophet. They usually read omens. Normally they would sacrifice an idol and look at the shape of the animal's liver."

The ancient city of Mari was a Sumerian city at first. Later an Amorite dynasty established itself in Mari. It was conquered by the Babylonian king Hammurabi.

A breif overview of the culture of the near east prior to the Sumerians.

The role of women in society has changed drastically in the last century, but to truly understand the immensity of this change, you have to take a look at some of the oldest societies.

With each successive political or religious leader, Israel came closer and closer to a true monarchy but was plagued by problems at each step.

A report of the significance of the early Sumerian writing known as Cuneiform.

Ancient Mesopotamia was the breeding ground of ideas that allowed civilization to flourish. The Sumerians invented things and ideas that allowed our modern world to exist.

Caravan Kingdoms: Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade, an online exhibit organized by the Freer and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian Institution, explores the cultural traditions in the trade of incense during antiquity.

This article provides an overview of the relationship between the Ancient Sumerians and the Hebrews.

"In the nations around Israel, it was very common to call God "father". The nations around Israel believed that gods gave birth to other gods just as people gave birth to other people."

A description of Ancient Mesopotamia, including the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the Sumerians and Akkadians, and their offerings to the modern world.

It has been hypothesized that the Code of Hammurabi, king of ancient Babylon, influenced the Mosaic Law of the Bible, but does that necessarily follow the evidence?

This is an in-depth archaeological report on the ancient city of Babylon, as well as a comparison of the archaeological findings with biblical accounts.

Execration texts are important because they are indicative of the political climate in Egypt at the time of their composition.

China was probably the first civilization to record a detailed system of myth and science based on the concept of a musical universe.

History often seems to be all about the rise and fall of governments and shifts in political and military power.

Magna Mater, a goddess brought over from Anatolia to Rome during the Second Punic War, is elusive but fascinating. Some of her devotees castrated themselves in service to the goddess, and many of their ritual activities caused great distress to the rulers of Rome.

The dar al-Islam nourished flourishing astronomical scholarship starting in the ninth century. The medieval Arab-Islamic sphere nurtured ancient intellectual knowledge, improving it with careful astronomical observations and increasingly refined instruments.

An overview of art forms used by our ancestors, including resources, popular methods, and their interpretations.

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Heaven and Hell, Devils and Angels may or may not be real. What do YOU think?

Genesis and The Epic of Creation have many common aspects. The two texts describe the creation of the universe as seen by the two cultures.